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| New Orleans Apartment Locator Services : New Orleans |  | Contents | |
| Law and Government |
| New Orleans has a mayor-council
government. The city council consists of 5 councilmembers that
are elected by district and 2 at large councilmembers. Mayor
C. Ray Nagin, Jr. was elected in May, 2002. |
The New Orleans Police Department
provides professional police services to the public in order
to maintain order and protect life and property. The Orleans
Parish civil sheriff's employees serve (deliver) papers involving
lawsuits. The Criminal Sheriff's department maintains the
parish prison system. |
By law and government,
the city of New Orleans and the parish of Orleans Parish are
one and the same 6. Before the city of New Orleans became co-extensive
with Orleans Parish, Orleans Parish was home to numerous smaller
communities. Some of these communities within Orleans Parish
have historically had separate identities from the city of New
Orleans, such as Irish Bayou, Carrollton. Algiers, Louisiana
was a separate city through 1870. As soon as Algiers became
a part of New Orleans, Orleans Parish ceased being separate
from the city of New Orleans.
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